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| Fun Easy English Classroom June 21 |
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Classroom
Today
Learn American
English vocabulary
beginning with
letter J |
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 American
English Vocabulary
Today in the classroom you are going to learn some
words you should know beginning with the letter J. |
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if you cannot understand something on this page,
then use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
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American English Vocabulary - Letter
J
The words on this page came from the VOA, Voice of
America, Special English Word Book.
Use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
for a more detailed explanation of each word. |
- jail
- n. a prison for those waiting to be tried for a
crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that
are not serious
- jewel
- n. a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald
- job
- n. the work that one does to earn money
- join
- v. to put together or come together; to become
part of or a member of
- joint
- ad. shared by two or more
- joke
- n. something done or said to cause others to laugh
- judge
- v. to form an opinion about; to decide a question,
especially a legal one; n. a public official who
decides problems of law in a court
- jump
- v. to push down on the feet and move up quickly
into the air
- jury
- n. a group of people chosen to decide what is true
in a trial
- just
- ad. only ("Help me for just a minute."); very
shortly before or after the present ("He just
left."); at the same time ("He left just as I came
in."); what is right or fair ("The law is just, in
my opinion.")
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justice - n. the quality of being right, fair
or lawful
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YOUR Teacher: Words You Should Know
Fun Easy English Words You Should Know comes from
the VOA, Voice of America, Special English Word Book
Vocabulary. Special English, now called Learning
English, consists of 1,500
essential words which anyone learning English should know. |
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News
Words - Letter J
The videos on this page came from the VOA, Voice of
America, News Words program.
Use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
for a detailed explanation of words you do not understand.
Click the full screen button on the
video to make it easier to watch and to read the
video script. |
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Additional Lessons |
 About These
Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
practice. |
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Conversation Lesson -
Advanced
Level. Dialogs for everyday use.
Short situational dialogs for students of English as
a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language with a
written conversation and a conversation notes
section.
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 Conversation Lesson
24 - A Night at the Theater
(Advanced -
Conversation, Reading)
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
A Night at the Theater
SHANNON: What a fantastic performance!
Thank you for inviting me to the musical.
ELENA: You are welcome. I’m happy you
enjoyed the show. The choreography of the dancers was incredible. It reminds me
of when I used to dance.
SHANNON: I know! You were such a talented
ballerina. Do you miss dancing?
ELENA: Oh, that’s very kind of you,
Shannon. I do miss it sometimes. But I will always be a fan of the arts. That’s
why I love going to musicals because it’s the perfect combination of song, dance
and theater.
SHANNON: Absolutely! I’m glad you are
still an art fan too. Thank you for the invitation. It’s always a pleasure to
attend an arts event with you and learn something new. |
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Conversation Notes |
- You are welcome. Elena replies “You are welcome” in this
dialogue. She could also say, “Don’t mention it,” which is an example of
downgrading. Downgrading a compliment varies with culture. When in doubt,
just say “You are welcome.”
- When getting a compliment to someone (for example: “You
were such a talented ballerina”), you can either accept the compliment
(“That’s very kind of you”) or downplay the compliment (“Oh, I wasn’t that
good”).
- Giving compliments in English often includes using
superlatives (“the most …,” “the best …”). This is the best musical playing
on Broadway! / What’s the most entertaining movie you’ve seen? However,
compliments can also be given by using the construction “I’m a fan of …”:
I’m a fan of the arts. / I’m a big fan of theater. / I’m a huge fan of this
band. Notice the use of adjectives.
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional Conversation |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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Hey Students,
Use this dictionary and reference to look up any words you do not
understand in Fun Easy English.
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